Influencer Eric Goldie Reveals Why He Prefers 'Slightly Unhinged' Guests on His Podcast

Eric Goldie knows what keeps people engaged.

Goldie speaks exclusively with OK! about what makes a great guest on his show, the inspiration behind the series, transitioning his career, the one celebrity he's dying to chat with, his friendship with Carole Radziwill and his travel tips for the summer.

The social media star feels the best conversations are with those who choose to be their authentic selves.

"I love a guest who actually opens up," he says. "Not the media-trained, 'back to my talking points' version, but the slightly unhinged, 'did I just say that?' one. In a world of 12-second attention spans, the magic is in someone sitting down and talking. Ironically, that’s what creates the moments that hit — never the polished answer, always the accidental overshare."

When coming up with a title for his show, Goldie drew inspiration from The Real Housewives of New York City star.

"I was trying for months to come up with a name that would sum up my unfiltered personality," he reveals. "That sort of 'let’s talk some s---' energy. I was on the phone with my friend Carole Radziwill and I was about to…naturally…talk some s--- and I said, 'Take me off speaker.' She immediately said that needs to be the name of my podcast. It was fate."

"Lady Gaga," he admits of the one A-lister on his mind. "Hands down. I’m assuming she is reading this right now, wondering when she will be invited on my podcast."

Goldie has many famous pals, but he and Radziwill go way back. "Carole is like family — she even spoke at my wedding, which says everything," he gushes.

"I don’t really have the words to explain how lucky I am to have her in my life. A lot of people don’t know she helped me get my start in New York," Goldie says. "I was trying to get into the NBC Page Program, but I couldn’t even get my resume through the thousands in the pile. No Ivy League degree, no journalism background — but I had hustle. Carole saw that."

"She went out on a limb and called in a huge favor. She spoke with Andy [Cohen] who’s assistant at the time was just getting out of the Page Program," he recalls. "Carole asked if they could help get me in front of the right people. I still had to earn it through multiple rounds of interviews, but without her, I wouldn’t have had the shot. To bring it back to Lady Gaga, 'There can be 100 people in a room, and 99 don't believe in you, but one does.' That’s just the type of friend Carole is. She’s a true ride or die."

In the meantime, Goldie has the pro tips for traveling in style as the summer season begins.

"I’m a huge red-light guy. I don’t go anywhere without my Omnilux Mask," he reveals. "I just learned about tracking your flights on Google. I set up saved searches for flights I’m interested and you can track the days they go up and down in price. I hate overspending on flights. If you have flexible travel dates, you can also search on their site for travel dates that are cheaper. Sometimes it varies by hundreds of dollars just by moving it one day."